Clumber is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Clumber had a population of 60 people.

Geography

Clumber has the following mountains, five of them on the

Great Dividing Range The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills, that runs rough ...

(from north to south): * Mount Mathieson () *Mount Alphen () *Spicers Peak (also known as Barguggan) () *Cuthbertson Peaks () * Double Top () while Browne Hill () rising to is in the east of the locality. Spicers Gap (also known as Calloongpah) is a mountain pass over the Great Dividing Range. (); it lie between Mount Alphen and Spicers Peak.

History

On 23 April 1890, a railway survey party exploring the route to connect the

Maryvale railway line The Maryvale railway line was a branch railway in the Southern Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Maryvale Estate to the north east of Warwick was purchased by the government and subdivided into farms. A branch line to service the region w ...

with the Mount Edwards railway line to create the Via Recta railway line named Mount Mathieson after John Mathieson, the Queensland Commissioner for Railways. In 2001, Cuthbertson Peaks were named after Jim Cuthbertson, for his contributions to the Scenic Rim district. He was a member of the Brisbane Bushwalkers Club. In the , Clumber had a population of 60 people. The locality contains 37 households, in which 48.3% of the population are males and 51.7% of the population are females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,187, $251 below the national average.

Education

There are no schools in Clumber. The nearest government primary school is Aratula State School in

Aratula Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Aratula had a population of 532 people. Geography Aratula is approximately by road southwest of Ipswich. The Cunningham Highway ente ...

to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in

Boonah Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people. Geography The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Range ...

to the north-east.

Attractions

Governors Chair Lookout is a tourist attraction ().

References

{{Scenic Rim Region Scenic Rim Region Localities in Queensland